Aunt – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Price

The household of an 11-year-old lady who survived the bloodbath at Robb Elementary College in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday says the 4th grader performed lifeless after the gunman entered her classroom.

Miah Cerrillo's aunt and godmother said the 4th grader is struggling to cope and telling them what she witnessed during the taking pictures.

"Round midnight my sister-in-law known as me and she or he was just crying, like 'I feel it just hit Miah. I believe all the things got here to actuality now,'" mentioned Blanca Rivera.

Rivera mentioned Miah's trainer, Irma Garcia, was one of the two teachers killed. Her buddies and classmates had been also targeted.

Rivera mentioned that's when Miah went into survival mode.

"Miah received some blood and put it on herself so she could pretend she was dead," stated Rivera. "It is an excessive amount of for me to play that scene over and over, but that is what my sister-in-law mentioned is that she noticed her pal full of blood and she or he bought blood and put it on herself."

Miah was injured however taken to the hospital and has been released.

"My brother mentioned she had bullet fragments in her again," stated Rivera.

Rivera, a mom of three, said the family is rallying round Miah to help her get better physically, emotionally and spiritually.

"At this level, we simply have to wish and ask God to help us transfer ahead by way of this situation, I know it is traumatizing as it's," mentioned Rivera.

Almost everybody within the city of Uvalde has been touched by the loss of somebody in the mass taking pictures at Robb Elementary College, residents are supporting each other as they start coping with the tragedy.